Peter J. Butler, Jr. is a partner in the New Orleans office where he principally practices in the area of Commercial Litigation. He has extensive experience in all aspects of Commercial Litigation, including trial and appellate work and opposing or compelling arbitration. Mr. Butler has particularly extensive experience in litigating the dissolution and receiverships of business ventures, including partnerships, limited liability companies and closely-held corporations, as well as litigating disputes among such businesses’ owners and between such businesses themselves and one or more of their owners; this includes litigating breaches of fiduciary duty and shareholders/owners rights.

Mr. Butler also has vast experience in representing governmental officials and officers in connection with navigating the intricacies of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, including representing such officers and officials before the Louisiana Board of Governmental Ethics.